Why do you call WVU fans hoopies?

its a derogatory term worse than hillbilly that some idiot pitt fans say.

Think it had something to do w/ people from WV being so poor that the only way they could travel across the Ohio River to get to work was in a basket or hoop.

I think they were so unskilled, they could only get work putting metal hoops on barrels.

(12-08-2012 10:31 PM)OrangeXtreme Wrote:  I think they were so unskilled, they could only get work putting metal hoops on barrels.

Yep. That's the most common answer.

Yeah, We had to remove the Falls Fountain from the Ohio river here as many Hoosiers drowned trying to swim out to get a drink of water !

http://www.whas11.com/news/Friday-Flashb...01777.html

(12-08-2012 09:37 PM)EnterSandman Wrote:  Why do you call WVU fans hoopies?

It is essentially the West Virginia version of hillbilly.

The entomology is described here: http://wikibin.org/articles/hoopie.html

(12-09-2012 02:49 AM)CrazyPaco Wrote:  

(12-08-2012 09:37 PM)EnterSandman Wrote:  Why do you call WVU fans hoopies?

It is essentially the West Virginia version of hillbilly.

The entomology is described here: http://wikibin.org/articles/hoopie.html

Actually, the term, "Hillbilly" originates from WV. I saw it on the History Channel, lol.

(12-09-2012 12:02 AM)CardFan1 Wrote:  Yeah, We had to remove the Falls Fountain from the Ohio river here as many Hoosiers drowned trying to swim out to get a drink of water !

http://www.whas11.com/news/Friday-Flashb...01777.html

Heh, that was funny!
I assume you meant hoopie...

The story I had heard about it is what OrangeXtreme mentioned. They had a lot of unskilled workers and all they could do was put the metal hoops on barrels.

An insult (worse than hillbilly) given to residents of West Virginia. According to history, the city of East Liverpool OH, across the river from WV, was an important maker of pottery. West Virginia residents looking for work in the area were only skilled enough to bang together the metal strips that would make the hoops needed for barrel construction.

(12-09-2012 09:41 AM)Otacon Wrote:  

(12-09-2012 12:02 AM)CardFan1 Wrote:  Yeah, We had to remove the Falls Fountain from the Ohio river here as many Hoosiers drowned trying to swim out to get a drink of water !

http://www.whas11.com/news/Friday-Flashb...01777.html

Heh, that was funny!
I assume you meant hoopie...

No, We have Hoosiers right across the Ohio River in Indiana

(12-09-2012 03:06 PM)7fielder Wrote:  An insult (worse than hillbilly) given to residents of West Virginia. According to history, the city of East Liverpool OH, across the river from WV, was an important maker of pottery. West Virginia residents looking for work in the area were only skilled enough to bang together the metal strips that would make the hoops needed for barrel construction.

I thought You meant Whiskey Barrels